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Metro Parkway Trail Description

The Metro Parkway Trail—also known as the Freedom Trail—parallels the busy Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road) through urban Macomb County. You'll find many street crossings throughout a mix of business and residential development; most are at-grade and have traffic signals.

The trail is comfortably wide, running between Harrison Township's Metro Beach Metropark and Schoenherr Road. You can continue north on a paved trail along Schoenherr to Utica Road and into Sterling Heights, where the trail links to the Clinton River Park Trail.

At the east end, the Metro Parkway Trail connects to the Clinton River Spillway Bike Path near Interstate 94. In Metro Beach Metropark, you'll find scenic views of Lake St. Clair and additional trails along the lake.

Parking and Trail Access

Park on the eastern end at Metro Beach Metropark (at the end of Metropolitan Parkway). You can also access the trail from the Clinton River Spillway Bike Path near I-94 and Metropolitan Parkway and from wherever the trail crosses a road.

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Metro Parkway Trail Reviews

Needs some work on the section we road

(Maybe its not fair to rate this trail as we did not ride the whole distance) We started at 16mi and Schoenherr but eventually the bumps got too annoying so we turned around when we hit Moravian (we took the subdivision road that runs parallel to avoid the bumps).

Good for road biking with few stops

Nice cement trail that's good for road biking and nice because you don't have many stops (there are a few road crossings). Parallels 16 mile road so not the greatest scenery however there are pockets of nature, particularly closer to the Lake St. Clair end.

A great local trail

This trail would never be described as a tourist destination, but for the hundred thousand local residents, it is an excellent, enjoyable trail. Walkers, joggers, in-line skaters, and bicyclists all make good use of this trail. There are too few recreation-and-exercise opportunities in south Macomb County. This trail deserves a favorable review.